7 Best Features of WPF 3.5 SP1

The August 2008 release of the .NET Framework (version 3.5 SP1), aka "Arrowhead", includes exciting new improvements for WPF developers like GPU-accelerated bitmap effects, the “diet” .NET framework, and a totally custom setup experience.

Then, just last week at the PDC2008 in Los Angeles, Microsoft surprised us with even more WPF goodness by releasing the WPF DataGrid, Office-style Ribbon controls, and VSM (Visual State Manager) support in Blend.

I’ll demo all of these in a fast-paced, slide-free (well maybe just a couple) session. There’s a lot to cover, so get here early. And if I can get it to work, I’ll show the all-new Visual Studio 10, built from the ground-up in WPF!